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Frequency | Monthly |
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Publisher | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
First issue | January 1971 |
Final issue | December 2020 |
Country | USA |
Based in | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Language | English |
The New Era was an official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1971 to 2020. First published in January 1971 along with the Ensign and the Friend, the New Era's intended audience was the church's youth.[1][2] The magazine replaced the similarly themed The Improvement Era, a periodical published from 1897 to 1970.[3]
In its first issue, the editor of the New Era explained the rationale for its creation, stating: